UTC Visual History Film Screening with award-winning documentary filmmaker David Fedele on February 14, 2017. David’s latest film “The Land Between” (2014) follows sub-Saharan African migrants living in the mountains of northern Morocco, dreaming of entering Europe for a better life. The film premiered and was awarded “Best Feature-length Documentary” at the FIFE International Environmental Film Festival in Paris.
Thursday: History Club Documentary Screening
The UTC History Club will be screening “Mississippi: Is This America?” in celebration of Black History Month in collaboration with the UTC Multicultural Center and the UTC Film Club on February 9. The documentary sheds light on the stories of the men, women, and youth who fought for justice and freedom in 1960s Mississippi.
Upcoming History Club Events
The UTC History Club has lots of exciting events planned for the spring semester. Here are the ones coming up soon.
Dr. Michael Thompson’s Book Garners Rave Reviews
Dr. Michael Thompson, UC Foundation Associate Professor of History, published his book entitled “Working on the Dock of the Bay: Labor and Enterprise in an Antebellum Southern Port” with the University of South Carolina Press in 2015, and has since received outstanding reviews from top scholars in the field.
FRI. NOV. 18: Righteous Transgressions: A Lecture by Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit
Dr. Lihi Ben Shitrit will discuss her book “Righteous Transgressions: Women’s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right” (Princeton University Press, 2015).